Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-29
G A 7 A r r H

l. piled to peculiar disorder of the
nostrils and adjacent parts, which prevails
very serious consequences.
The most prominent and characteristic
features Is a morbid discharge from the
head, varying in its nature at different
times.
In some there is an almost cor slant flow
of clear, acid fluid, but oitener an offensive,
purultnt, or muco-purulent, gieenish-y gel
low matter is secreted, which accumulates
in the nostrils or drops into the throat,
necehsitating its frequent removal by blow
ing the nose or expectoration, and often by
bobn processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was in q state of
rottenness, so great is the amount of matter
discharged and SO fetid is ITS odOr. The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat OF the morbid
N after from the head and as a recumbent
position naturall" favors the flow down
wa d, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are obliged to
lie with the head very much elevated in
order TO sleep with some degree OF com
fort.
In others tough, viscid and offensive
phiegm collects behind and above the soft
palole. in the passage between the throat
and head, adhering to the parts with gluish
tenacity Its lodgment embarrasses respi
ration and creates a sensation of irritation
and uneasiness in the affected locality,
which gives Iise to a constant and almost
irresistible desire 10 relieve the discomfort
by drawing the mucous into the throat so as
to eject it by the mouth. This practice,
populariy known as hawking" Is charac
teristic of catarrh, and proves as embar.
RAISING To the one at1ected as Ii is disagree.
able to those around him
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane in the
shaI e of dry, hard cuncretions, which are
discharged by way of the Dos'rils or throat
in Jumps or fragments of a deep green tint.
In some cases these incruststions accumu-
late TO such an extent as to form regular
plug in the nose, which obstructs breathing
and produces serious discomfort. SO firmly
do these incrustations adhere to the point
of attachm ent that their removal u ,ually
erquires the most violent efforts; not unfre
quently they have to be toru from the mem.
brape. occasionally solid cast of notable
size is expelled, on which there are gener-
ally traces of blood, but In some cases the
cast presents tupnlar appearance. being
of exact shape of the nssal cavity. This
condition is indicative of liberation, which
in time may destroy the bony structure OF
the nose and produce subsequent hatten-
ing OF that organ.
Gases are occasionally met with In which
a thick, viseid, Shiny secretion coats the
membrane of the nasal cavities and then
putrihes, giving rise to a stencil which is
really overpowering and sufficiently fetid
to poison the atmosphere of a whole room;
and there are others In which all the secre-
tions of the membrane are suspended, ceus-
ing an unpleasant feeling of dryness, heat
and feverishness in the head and nose-a
condition popularity known as "Dry Ca.
tarrh."
The disease speedily extends to the air
cavities of the bones of the forehead and
face, giving rise to distressing sensation
OF heavy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially in the region above
and between the eyes. and to feeling OF
fullness, heat, irritation, soreness or pain
in the nostrils near the root of the nose, as
well as in the upper part of the throat, aoove
and behind the soft palate. Sometimes
there is pain obstinately fixed in some par.
ticulaI part, as in the temple, on the top of
the head, at the back of the neck, or behind
the orbits, and occasionally pain maniiests
| itself in the face of so severe a character
that il is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
The breath is always tainted and at times
| assumes an exceeding fetid aud sickening
odor. In some cases 1t becomes so revolt
| ingly offensive as to render the sufferer
sn object OF disgust to himself as well as TO
others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
| congested, causing the nose TO be stopped
up, sometimes on one side, sometimes on
the other, and often on both, giving ris to
| u disagreeable stuffy sensation in the head,
and oecasioning violent and prUlonhed
paroxysms of sneezing.
| The voice is weak, indistinct and husky,
or of nasal Character, displaying a sort OF
shifting quality. Oftentimes there is a con-
| tinuous hoarseDess and discordance. There
is also sense of irritation in the throat
and frequent attempts to clear the parts OF
phlegm, producing the sound "hem" more
| or less forcibly. In some cases patients
| complain of an uncomfortable feeling of
fullness. or choky sensation in the throat
and in Others of a distressing and almost
consts ut dryness, for the temporary relief
of which they have to swallow frequently.
| Others, again, speak of constant bad or
nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
less and becomes weak and irritable; the
| appetite is capricious and nearly always bad
in the morning. The patient Is languid, un-
able to perform mental or physical labor
with the usual facility; is nervous, de-
pressed in spirits, at times fearful, timid,
| agftated and inclined TO drowsiness and
| sleep, the memory weakened and perman-
ent impairment threatened.
| The mucus membrane soon becomes NOR
| bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences,
and in spite of the utmost csre becomes af
| fected from the slightest causes, so that at
| last breath of wind uIon the lining of the
| nose or throat becomes productive Of cold,
| and gives rise to serious disturbances of the
| respiratory organs. Thus the patient is sub
iect to frequent and repeated colds, each
attack aggravating the disease by giving 1t
a new impulse and involving larger ex.
| tent or surface than its predecessor. In this
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to
organ, invading the throat. larynx. trachea
and bronchial tubes. until, encroaching
ramifcations OF the bronchi, when but
slight impulse is required to send 1t to the
lungs. Catarrh may, and often does, affect
other organs in the body, especially those
containhing canndh , mucps membrane, such as the
BY the employment OF proper inhalations
IN the form OF medicated vapor mot steam
or spray we are able to produce immediate
ana direct action upon the diseased surface
IN the pharynx and nasal passages, for air
VIII hnd.its way into the most remote and
intricate cavities, where it is utterly impos.
sibie to make fluid applications. By these
means every case can be cured.
ozGNA.
oz@na is the professional or technical
name given to the advanced form of catarrh
IN which liberation has eaten through the
membrane lining Of the nose to the cartil-
age OF the bone. Any case of catarrh may
end Ia oz9na, but it most frequently occurs
In those who are naturally scrofulous. The
oischarge takes place through the nostrils
or through the throat, and is generally of a
yelicwish OF greenish yellow color, freqent-
tended by an offensive smell: In the Ian.
guage of DR.. Wood, of Philadelphia, "The
disease is ore Of the most obdurate and
disagreeable which the physician has to
patient becomes so revolving as to isolate
MIN from society and to render him an OBJ
Ject OF disgust even to himself" In some
cases PieSeS LEG T.. OF bone become and
which secrete a bloody matter and are az.
tremely difficult to heal. After ozpna has
continued for some time the sense of smell
Usually Usual becomes impaired and often lost.
9uences, and results from its extension
tnrough the eustachian tnbes to the Internal
ear Pains In the head and over the frontal
sinuses, impairing memory, and even in.
SANITY frequently springs frsm its extension
20 sne brain. The greatest danger, however,
because tne most common, is that 1t will
extend downward and affect the lungs In
most cases OF pulmonary disease catarrh is
stances. 1t causes large share of The na-
Iients discomf fort. p~
:, tbesides these grave consequences, ali of
" wnich are liable to spring from scrofulous
;atarrh s or ozDna there are others which, IL
y ess dangerous. are sufficiently unpleasant.
y occasions great unhappiness tot thousands
u both sexes. by isolating them and pre.
s,enting their settlement in life. An often
lve I'VE running from the nose, with foul
,Ieath, si is about as great a calamity as can
1eIaii young people, for no young people
aouia ~ ever think of marrying while affiict.
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